Swiss' new first-class seats are so heavy that the center of gravity of the Airbus 330 is moved ahead of its forward limit, forcing the airline to install a counterweight aft of the aircraft.

If you thought traveling first class was ecologically disastrous, imagine now flying a massively heavy steel plate around just to make it happen

Swiss' new first-class seats are so heavy that the center of gravity of the Airbus 330 is moved ahead of its forward limit, forcing the airline to install a counterweight aft of the aircraft.

If you thought traveling first class was ecologically disastrous, imagine now flying a massively heavy steel plate around just to make it happen

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/09/03/travel/swiss-airline-first-class-seats-too-heavy/index.html

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Even if I fly intercontinental twice a year since 1997 I took the first class only once and was for an upgrade they did after a mistake. For me already “flying” is a little miracle.